HP Operations Manager for Windows

Create a server-based flexible management policy


Server-based flexible management enables you to forward messages, message operations, and action responses from one management server to another. To configure the types of message that you want to forward, and the management servers to which you want to forward the messages, you create a server-based flexible management policy. You then deploy this policy to the management server.

To subsequently stop the management server forwarding messages and message operations, disable the server-based flexible management policy.

To create a server-based flexible management policy

  1. In the console tree, under Policy managementarrowServer policies grouped by type, right-click Server-based Flexible Management and then click NewarrowPolicy. The server-based flexible management policy editor appears.

  2. In the General tab, type the server-based flexible management policy. The following topics provide more information on the policy syntax:

    Note TIP:
    If you are modifying a large policy, you can split the text area vertically and horizontally by dragging the split controls. (The split controls are at the top of the vertical scroll bar and at the left of the horizontal scroll bar.)

    Note NOTE:
    In HP Operations Manager for Windows version 7.5, the MsgForwarding.ini file controls server-based flexible management. This file is in the folder <data_dir>\shared\conf\MsgActSrv\ on the management server. If you have an existing MsgForwarding.ini file, you can copy its text into the policy editor. The syntax is the same.

    Optionally, you can remove any SECONDARYMANAGER entries from the new policy to leave the SECONDARYMANAGERS section empty. The entries are no longer needed, because the management server maintains an internal list of the management servers to which it has forwarded each message. The management server forwards message operations and action responses to only the management servers in this list.

  3. Optional. To check the policy's syntax, click Check Syntax. A message appears, which gives details of any errors.
  4. Save the policy, and then deploy it to the management server that you want to configure.

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